Crime Rates at Priory Road, Torquay, TQ1 4NY

Priory Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 171st highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (TQ1 4NY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (TQ1 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenway Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.